# NTSB Accident LAX02LA217
> **Aerospatiale AS350 BA** · 2002-07-07 · Honolulu, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA217
- **Event ID:** 20020712X01107
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-07
- **Location:** Honolulu, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.391666, -157.833328
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS350 BA
- **Registration:** N141MK
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate tail rotor clearance from the sloping terrain in unfavorable wind conditions.

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